SOURCES SOUGHT
84 -- Combat pants and shirt - fire resistant
- Notice Date
- 4/17/2013
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- Contracting Office
- ACC-APG - Natick Installation, Directorate of Contracting, Building 1, Kansas Street, Natick, MA 01760-5011
- ZIP Code
- 01760-5011
- Solicitation Number
- H92258R13CJ04
- Response Due
- 5/16/2013
- Archive Date
- 6/16/2013
- Point of Contact
- Charlotte Jennings, 508-233-6298
- E-Mail Address
-
ACC-APG - Natick Installation
(charlotte.a.jennings9.civ@mail.mil)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- The Program Manager-Special Operations Forces Survival, Support & Equipment Systems (PM-SOF SSES) office at the U.S. Army Soldier Research Development, and Engineering Center, Natick, MA is seeking combat uniforms for test and evaluation purposes. This uniform will consist of two garments; pants and combat shirt. Both will be produced with materials which provide fire resistant performance characteristics. The design and material performance characteristics are detailed below. All garments submitted to this solicitation will be reviewed and evaluated for operational efficacy. This uniform is intended for use by USSOCOM Operators, and as such must be effective in all operational environments, and be compatible with all Operator equipment. Design characteristics: Pants * Sized in 2-inch waist increments * Two front hand pockets * Two back pockets * Two large pleated cargo pockets * Mechanism at lower leg hem to allow for fit adjustments of pants legs Combat Shirt * Collar, shoulders and sleeves shall be the same material as the pants and blouse * Torso shall be a lightweight, moisture-wicking material * length zipper across the center front * Two upper sleeve pockets * Sleeves shall have adjustable tabs at the wrists Material physical performance: See attachment for chart with threshold and objective measurements for physical performance characteristics. In addition to the physical performance, any material submitted must be capable of being produced in military camouflage patterns and meet associated near-infrared requirements. Interested companies are asked to submit one sample of the each garment, pants and combat shirt, in order to demonstrate the design. These samples must be produced in the material that is being submitted. In addition to the sample garments, please include 3 yards of the material to be utilized for physical performance testing, as well as a report showing any test results already obtained for the material. Pricing and size range for each garment should also be provided. Submissions must be received by 16 May 2013. Each company is authorized only one design and one material submission. This Sources Sought notice is subject to the Berry Amendment, 10 USC 2533a. As a result of the information submitted, the Government may issue purchase orders to those respondents who have a concept the Government wants to examine further. As such, please provide pricing each item; the pants, blouse and combat shirt as well as the cost per yard for each material submitted, and indicate your ability to produce these within 45 days of issuance of a purchase order. Any information/samples submitted will not be returned, and no payment will be made by the Government for such samples. Responses to this notice are to be sent to Charlotte Jennings at PM-SOF SSES, Attn: Charlotte Jennings, 15 Kansas Street, Bldg. 4 Room D-017, Natick, MA 01760. This notice is for market survey only. This notice does not obligate the Government to award a contract or otherwise pay for the information provided in response. The Government reserves the right to use information provided by respondents for any purpose deemed necessary and legally appropriate. Any organization responding to this notice should ensure that its response is complete and sufficiently detailed. Information provided will be used to assess tradeoffs and alternatives available for the potential requirement. POC for this request is Charlotte Jennings, charlotte.a.jennings9.civ@mail.mil.
- Web Link
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(https://www.fbo.gov/notices/4b9592b9e6eb8fad9058cd696a6f2ce9)
- Place of Performance
- Address: PM-SOF SSES Bldg 4, Room D-017, 15 Kansas Street Natick MA
- Zip Code: 01760-5011
- Zip Code: 01760-5011
- Record
- SN03039402-W 20130419/130417235132-4b9592b9e6eb8fad9058cd696a6f2ce9 (fbodaily.com)
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